Comfort Downtown Istanbul Hotel: spa, hammam, family rooms

Comfort Downtown Istanbul Hotel stands on Tiryaki Hasanpasa Caddesi in Istanbul, postcode 34096. Bodrum Mosque is about 0.3 km away and Laleli Mosque about 0.5 km, in a straight line. Süleymaniye Mosque is about 1.4 km, Sultan Ahmed Mosque about 2.1 km, Hagia Sophia about 2.4 km and Topkapı Palace about 2.8 km.

Both Istanbul airports are a similar distance out: Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) about 32.4 km and Istanbul Airport (IST) about 33.2 km, in a straight line. The hotel runs an airport shuttle for a fee.

The twelve room types range from the Budget Single Room, at 18 m² with one twin bed and sleeping one, to the two 45 m² suites: the Comfort Studio Suite with one king bed sleeping up to three, and the Junior Suite with Sauna with one queen bed and two sofa beds, sleeping up to three. Both suites have a sea view; every other room type looks over the city.

For a couple, the Economy Double Room at 20 m² with one double bed sleeping two is the simplest choice, while the Standard Double or Twin Room at 25 m² has one double bed and sleeps up to three. The Budget Double Room and the Double Room, at 23 m² and 25 m², each combine one double bed with two twin beds and sleep up to three, which suits a couple travelling with a child.

Groups have several options. The Triple Room at 28 m² has three twin beds and sleeps up to four; the Economy Triple Room at 25 m² has four twin beds and one double bed, also sleeping up to four. The Economy Quadruple Room at 28 m² and the Standard Quadruple Room at 30 m² each have four twin beds. Solo travellers can also take the Standard Single Room, at 20 m² with one twin bed.

The hotel has a spa, a hammam and a sauna, so a traveller who wants to soak and steam between days out can do so without leaving the building. Dining runs from a restaurant and a bar to room service, and the hotel puts on evening entertainment.

Family rooms are among the room types, and children are allowed. There is a lift, and parking is free. For arrivals and departures, the airport shuttle is paid.

Check-in is from 14:00 and check-out until 12:00. Children are allowed at the hotel, and pets are not. Parking is free for guests arriving by car.

The hotel suits couples, families and small groups who want a range of room sizes, from a single to suites sleeping three, in a location close to the Laleli and Bodrum mosques and within a few kilometres of the major sights. Families are well served: children are allowed, family rooms exist, and quadruple and triple room types take up to four people.

It does not suit anyone travelling with a pet, as pets are not allowed. A traveller set on a sea view has only two room types to choose from, the Comfort Studio Suite and the Junior Suite with Sauna; every other room looks over the city. Anyone who wants to be near Hagia Sophia should note it is about 2.4 km away, in a straight line.